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Doone Loch . — Two miles south of, — a granite boulder, about 
25 x 20 x 12 feet, called “ Kirk Stane.” (Seen by Convener.) 
Girvan . — Thousands of granite boulders for miles along shore near 
Turnberry Point, and some whinstones. Rocks in situ sand- 
stone. (Reporter — Superintendent of Turnberry Lighthouse 
works.) 
Along coast 4 miles south, in a ravine, two boulders of 
altered G-reywacke. Largest, 17 x 13 feet, and weighs 180 
tons. Other weighs about 100 tons. Have probably come 
from hills to S. or S.E. 
Maybole . — Granite boulder, flat and oblong, on slope of hill above 
river Doon, on Aucbindrane, at height of 230 feet, known as 
Wallace’s Stone, from tradition, that a rude cross carved on it 
represents the sword of that hero. (These cases from Dailly, 
Girvan, and Maybole, communicated by Professor Geikie). 
Banffshire. 
Banff . — In district between Banff and Peterhead, beds of glacial 
clay, of a dark blue colour, very similar to beds in Caithness, 
and probably drifted from Caithness. Near Peterhead, many 
boulders of granite and trap. One of these, 4jx 2-jr x 1 feet, 
a fine grained tough trap, of a greenish colour, not known 
in situ in Aberdeenshire, but occurs in Caithness. (Jamieson, 
“ Geol. Soc. Jour.,” xxii. p. 272.) 
Royn^'e.“Hypersthene boulders along shore, and found for some 
miles running S.W. Supposed to have come from rock to 
S.E., called “ Boyndie Heathens.” (Reporter — James Hunter, 
Academy, Banff.) 
Fordyce . — A line of boulders can be traced running through 
parishes of Ordiquhill, Marnock, Grange, Rothiemay, and 
Cairney, in a direction S. and N. The boulders are a 
blue whinstone. In Ordiquhill parish, boulders, so close as 
to almost touch. They are called “ Heathens.” 500 feet 
above sea. (Reporter — Parish minister.) 
Caithness. 
Punnet . — Conglomerate boulder of small size, apparently from 
“Maiden Pap” Hill, thirty miles to south. Several large 
